Comments on: Angels tie record, fan 20 Mariners in 5-4 victory

By: samgod13

samgod13 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:50:48 +0000

What’s the most hits by a team that struck out 20 times? They had 8 outs on balls in play compared to 11 hits. Kind of crazy.

By: geoknows

geoknows — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:59:51 +0000

I had to laugh at all the talking heads going on about the “great” game Greinke pitched. C’mon, folks! He gave up seven hits and two walks and could only go five innings. On 110 pitches! The fact that the punchless Mariners swung through or looked at enough pitches to allow him to accrue 13 strikeouts in said five innings does not mean he pitched a great game.

By: alexo0

alexo0 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:55:48 +0000

Impressive, but it’s the strikeout equivalent to the combined no-hitter.

By: florida727

florida727 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:58:14 +0000

Obviously one heck of an accomplishment, but what it really does is emphasize how amazing Randy Johnson, Kerry Wood, and Roger Clemens’ achievements were, especially Clemens doing it TWICE. Say what you will about his (alleged) PED’s usage, TWENTY K’s is something few will ever accomplish at the MLB level… let alone do it multiple times. I almost put this up there with Johnny Van der Meer’s back-to-back no-hitters as one of the most improbable records ever to be tied or broken, though the back-to-back no-no’s pretty much stands on their own. I really believe that one will never been threatened, especially in a day of specialized relievers.